The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was originally established in 1976 and provides independent merits review of a wide range of administrative decisions made under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia. The AAT has traditionally been the first course of action for companies seeking to raise tax disputes, offering a relatively lower-cost method compared to higher Courts. Since the introduction of the R&D Tax Incentive for FY12 claims, several R&D matters have been heard by AAT, including: Moreton Resources Ltd […]
Following the support of both major political parties, the legislation to enact the publication of Research and Development (R&D) expenditure claimant information was passed in 2021. Reforms to the policy and administration of the R&D Tax Incentive (R&DTI) program were within Treasury Laws Amendment (A Tax Plan for the COVID-19 Economic Recovery) Act 2020. The first year of claim data to be released under the new transparency measure was FY22 (income years commenced on or after 1 July 2021) and this information was published […]
As now required by law, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released its first annual Research and Development (R&D) tax transparency report on entities claiming the R&D tax offset. The information the ATO published includes: name of the R&D entity claiming the R&D tax incentive and their ABN/ACN; entity’s total expenditure on R&D (known as total notional deductions claimed – label Z in Part A of the R&D tax incentive schedule) less any feedstock adjustments (label B in Part B […]
Melbourne-based Telix Pharmaceuticals has previously been one of the largest recipients of the R&D Tax incentive, and has continued its rare feat in Biotechnology; commercialising a product, and progressing to growth and profit. The company’s radiopharmaceuticals are designed to deliver focused doses of radiation with precision targeting via an injection, regardless of where the cancer or disease is in the body. In the early stages of Telix Pharmaceuticals, the company was receiving substantial refundable R&D Tax Offsets (including more than $12M […]